Australia men's coach Ric Charlesworth has criticised the Olympic match schedule after claiming it disadvantages his side and benefits their major rivals.

The world number ones will play three of their five group matches at 8.30am, while Germany, the second-best team in the world, have no early starts.

"I don't expect special treatment, I expect not to be disadvantaged, out of five matches you may expect one 5am start for our athletes not three," said Charlesworth, who at this month's test event earlier this month criticised the playing surface at the Riverbank Arena.

"It interferes with momentum as major finals won't be played at that hour and it interrupts our routine over two weeks.